Power plant · West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom
West Burton Solar Project
West Burton Solar Project is a permitted solar power plant in West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom made up of 2 power plants with 500 MW of capacity between them, operated by West Burton Solar Project Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | West Lindsey (coordinates), England (East Midlands) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | West Burton 1-3 land parcels located to the south of Sturton by Stow and south east of Marton. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 24 Jan 2025 (permit EN010132, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 21 Mar 2023 (reference EN010132, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Jan 2025 (granted, reference EN010132, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | West Burton Solar Project Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 883 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2926, -0.6775 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted: West Burton Solar Project (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010132)
- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010132) · source
- Permit granted: West Burton Solar Project (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010132)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010132) · source
- Permit applied for: West Burton Solar Project (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010132)
- Permit applied for: West Burton Solar Project (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010132)
How it compares by area
West Burton Solar Project is the 72nd-largest of 2,299 power plants in England and the 79th-largest of 2,672 in the United Kingdom by area, with 883 ha. It reports no capacity, so it is ranked by area among the power plants in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 72nd of 2,299 |
| United Kingdom | 79th of 2,672 |
| All power plants in our data | 100th of 2,694 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 187 grid connections (95 operating, 1,435 MW), 107 substations, 3 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.19 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 8.55 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| Newton on Trent Water Works grid connection | Grid connection | 3.1 MW | Operating | 5.4 km |
| Lea Road | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Harpswell | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 22 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
Operator and place
How its power plants compare
The 2 power plants in this power plant, with their share of its 500 MW of capacity.
| Power plant | Location | Owner | Status | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Burton Solar Project | West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom | — | Permitted | 480 MW | 96% |
| West Burton Solar Project | West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom | — | Permitted | 20 MW | 4% |
Other power plants in England
- Drax Power Station Biomass Units2,580 MW
- Ratcliffe-on-Soar2,021 MW
- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee). Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee), CC0 1.0.